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How Did I Prepare For My Medical School Interviews?
My Medical School interviews were 3 years ago now which sounds like a long time ago, but the period of time leading up to those interviews and the waiting game before hearing back with offers was definitely the most stressful experience of my life to date. Stress so great you don’t forget so easily so…
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A Week In The Life of a Third Year Medical Student on Endocrinology
You don’t have to have been following me for long to know that I do like putting together those “typical timetable” and “a week in the life of a med student”. I think they’re perfect for giving a true insight into what each year is like and the sorts of things you’d be doing. For…
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Third Year So Far…
I’ve disappeared with not so much of a puff because third year has been a whirlwind so far. So much, so different, exhausting, yet exhilarating. We’ve had 3 weeks of third year now, the first week was induction so that makes 2 weeks of placement and here’s what I have to say…
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Pointers to Help You Prepare For Starting Medical School
A huge congratulations to everyone who has made it and it going to be starting medical school this September. Whilst this is surely going to be incredibly exciting for you all, there’s bound to be some nerves flying around. I have been asked different things about what you can do to prepare, what to take…
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5 of the Most Useful Medical Topics I Wrote About as a Medical School Applicant
One of the things I did a lot when I was applying for Medicine was read up on a health topic and then create a blog post to help me reflect on it properly and gather my thoughts together. A few days ago I was just cruising through my site and reading the odd reflection…
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5 Ways to Make Writing Your Personal Statement Easier
Writing a personal statement is hard, there’s no denying that. You have those 4,000 limited characters to convince someone that you do really want to study Medicine, show them you understand what it’ll involve and that you’re suited to it. But guess what…there are ways you can soften the strain and make the process a…
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Thoughts About Moving on to Clinical Years
Going into clinical years, I feel as though this needs it’s own blog post since I wrote about my feelings when starting uni and this is a new beginning all together. Whenever I think about leaving Manchester and moving out to my base hospital I feel so many emotions, so now let’s see if I…
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Medicine Personal Statement Reviews | 2020 entry
I will be checking personal statements for medical school applicants for 2020 entry. I provided this service for applicants for the previous admissions cycle and I received a huge demand and a barrage of positive feedback.
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My First Stethoscope…?
I always thought there would be a definitive moment that I’d get my first stethoscope. I’ve never been one to jump the gun so I didn’t buy a stethoscope the moment I got into medical school. Most people don’t have one when they start medical school. I remember midway into first year, in one of…
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All About PEP (at Manchester Medical School)
PEP stands for Personal Excellence Pathway and it’s essentially a research project that you have to do each year at Manchester. The reason why I’m writing about it today is because I’ve received a good handful of questions about it about the past couple of years so I thought I’d explain what it is in…
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Exams in Medical School
How are you examined? When are your exams? Do you have to write essays? All questions that I get asked time and time again…so guess what (I’m sure you know the drill by now) I’m going to be answering all these questions by talking about how we are assessed in the first 2 years of…
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How I Studied During My Pre-Clinical Medical Years
The first chunk of medical school is over, which does indeed bring with it tons of reflection on tons of different things. These 2 years have been a busy, busy and I’ve learnt an awful lot, and not just in terms of academics, but also about myself. If you read one of the posts I…
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10 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical School
Choosing a medical school is the very first step of the long journey of applying for Medicine. Whether you have already given this some thought or you’ve not yet started, choosing the right one for you requires careful consideration. Not only do you want to make sure you pick a university where you’ll enjoy the course, but you also want…
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Typical Timetable of a Second Year Medic!
Last year I shared my first year timetable, so this year it’s about time I did the same with my second year timetable! Just like last year, each week the timetable is slightly different so I’ve tried to pick one that I think best represents a “typical week”.
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My 3-Step A-level Revision Method
Preparing for A-level exams doesn’t have to be difficult. It’s so easy to feel bewildered by the tonnes of different techniques and strategies floating around. But here’s a simplified three-step method which will ensure you’re adequately prepared for those exams…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Studying Medicine at Manchester!
I’ve heard from so many of you with offers and I’m so happy for you all – congratulations! The next step for you all is making those decisons of UCAS, which means I’ve been receiving tonnes of questions about Manchester, what’s PBL like? How will I know if it’ll suit me? etc etc etc. And…
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Things to do After You Get Your Med School Offer
Congratulations, you’ve got an offer! You’re probably over the moon and very rightly so, but as I’m sure you already know, the application journey isn’t over just yet. There’s still things for you to be doing and here are some of those…
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The Dos & Don’ts of Waiting For Medical School Offers
Waiting for medical school offers is without doubt an incredibly stressful time. The main thing to remind yourself is that worrying will not change the outcome, so it’s not really worth the energy at all. Here are some things you should and you shouldn’t do…
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The Truth About Semester 3…
Once you start medical school, right from the beginning of Semester 1 you start to hear these terrible rumours about “Semester 3”. Now, I’m presuming this is pretty much across the board in different med schools, so bear that in mind. Hearing these little things from older students doesn’t place you on a good foot…
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